Lee Seo-jin, Um Tae-goo and Yeo Jin-goo's Acting Transformation

Actors Lee Seo-jin, Um Tae-goo and Yeo Jin-goo will abandon their established image and begin transforming into actors. They are determined to remove the label of manager, villain, and child actor through their new works, and expand their image transformation as well as their acting spectrum.

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Lee Seo-jin, who mainly played the character of the second generation of chaebol with an urban image, will transform into a gangster in the drama "High School Return of a Gangster" which will be released on wavve and Watcha on the 29th. The drama depicts what happens when a gangster is possessed by a 19-year-old bullying high school student, and he plays Kim Deuk-pal, the second-in-command in a gang organization with not much education.

A still released ahead of the first broadcast drew attention with Lee Seo-jin's new look that was never seen in previous works, including his intensely brushed all-back hair, forehead wound, loose shirt, and tattoo. The production team said, "Lee Seo-jin has completely transformed into an intense character with a wild charisma and a unique aura that is 180 degrees different from the image he has shown so far".

Um Tae-goo, who plays a villain in the action and noir genres with his bold appearance and unique tough voice as a weapon, is also drawing attention. On JTBC's "My Sweet Mobster", which airs on the 22nd, he plays the role of 36-year-old single man who runs a social enterprise and depicts a pink romance with a kid creator (Han Sunhwa). He also drew attention on social media in posters decorated in appearance with a children's princess play set and the shy expression and cute actions shown in the trailer.

Um Tae-goo said, "I was worried that he might play too bright a role all of a sudden, but I couldn't miss the script because it was so fun. I also liked the cute sides of the main characters".

Another change will be Yeo Jin-goo, who has the image of a well-developed child actor. Having successfully built his filmography as an adult actor after debuting in 2005 with "Sad Movie" at age 9, he will challenge to be a villain for the first time in 19 years through "Hijacking", which will be released on June 21st. In the drama, he takes on a character who wants to abduct a flying passenger plane and defect to North Korea, and took on new challenges in appearance from his messy appearance to his North Korean accent.

Director Kim Sung-han-I, who directed the film, said, "I thought Yeo Jin-goo, who has a unique boyish beauty, would portray the villain more attractively", and Ha Jung-woo, who plays the role of the airliner's deputy chief and set up a confrontation with Yeo Jin-goo, said, "I thought Yeo Jin-goo has grown into a very manly and wonderful actor".